Roasted Paan (Sri-Lankan Bread)

Roasted Paan (Sri-Lankan Bread)

Cook Time
-
Total Time
-
Yield
8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 lb flour (950 g)
  • 1 tablespoon yeast (14 g)
  • ¼ cup butter (30 g)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ¼ cup sugar (30 g)
  • 4 tablespoons lukewarm water, to mix the yeast
  • 2 cups lukewarm water (400 mL), for the dough

For oil trick:

  • ¼ cup flour (30 g)
  • ½ cup butter (80 g)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Nutrition Info

  • Calories 610
  • Fat 20g
  • Carbs 93g
  • Fiber 3g
  • Sugar 4g
  • Protein 12g

How to Make It

1. Step
Mix yeast and sugar with 4 tbsp water and let it bloom for 10-15 minutes.
2. Step
Mix together flour, butter, salt, water, and the yeast mixture into a dough. Knead well.
3. Step
Rest the dough for 1 hour in a slightly warm, dry place. Cover with a wet towel.
4. Step
Once the dough has doubled in size, knead again. Then, separate the dough into 200g balls and let them rest for 15 minutes in a flat oven pan.
5. Step
Knead the 200g balls into squares with a slight dome on the top. Now, apply the ‘oil trick mixture’ on the top of the dough balls.
6. Step
Place all the shaped dough balls in a 7” baking tray.
7. Step
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Once preheated, bake bread for 20-25 minutes.
8. Step
After 25 minutes, take the bread tray out of the oven and separate the bread pieces while hot. Lay them on a flat oven tray.
9. Step
Place the tray back in the oven until the tops turn golden brown, roughly 15 minutes.
10. Step
Serce with a curry or coconut sambal paste.
11. Step
Enjoy!

Tags

VegetarianLow-Sugar

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